2024, VOL. 10 ISSUE 2, PART G
Abstract:The episodes of Vitamin-A and Anaemia health determinants among children under five, pregnant and non-pregnant women of Andhra Pradesh, India are numerous and complex. Access to Vitamin-A supplementation under five children is slightly less in rural compare to urban unlike the anaemia prevalence is shown reverse in urban and rural situation. Likewise anaemia in women is slightly high in rural than urban. This paper is an outcome of critical review and synthesis of selected research surveys and articles in addition to empirical studies on children under five and women under age 15 to 49 is undertaken to show a relative association seen concern to Vitamin-A and Anaemia. Vitamin-A deficiency may contribute to anaemia which later effects on iron metabolic leading to haematopoiesis and increased susceptibility to infection (Semba and Bloem, 2002) [7]. The factors that lead to Anaemia in under five children are such as low birth weight, poverty, long term illness and lack of iron in diet etc. Whereas determinants of Anaemia in pregnant and non-pregnant women are the major causes of iron deficiency, folate acid deficiency, poor nutrition, heavy menstruation, family history, pregnancy issues and infections etc. This paper has outlined a number of actionable interventions (health programmes) have taken both by central and state government but in vain fail to address the above health problem. Therefore there is an urgent need to address the prevalence of Anaemia among children under five and women (15 to 49 years) age groups pertaining to rural area with a holistic approach such as diet planning, good feeding practices, maintaining good health index, nutrition education for mothers or care givers focusing on prices of staple food and induction of food assistant programmes.